Timeline of AI law in India

Second deepfake advisory

MeitY advises all intermediaries to inform users of Rule 3(1)(b) content at registration, login and upload.

Second advisory issued

MeitY advises all intermediaries to communicate Rule 3(1)(b) prohibited content to users at registration, login and upload.

Vaishnaw announces platform meeting

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw says safe harbour will not protect platforms that fail to act on deepfakes.

Prime Minister warns on deepfakes

Narendra Modi cites a fake video of himself and suggests disclaimers for AI-generated content.

Minister criticises Google Bard

MoS Rajeev Chandrasekhar says bias by Bard would breach Rule 3(1)(b) and forfeit safe harbour.

FIR registered

Delhi Police registers a First Information Report over the Mandanna deepfake, according to press reports.

First MeitY deepfake advisory

MeitY advises significant social media intermediaries to act against deepfakes within 36 hours of a report.

First advisory issued

MeitY advises significant social media intermediaries to identify misinformation and deepfakes and remove reported content within 36 hours.

Deepfake of Rashmika Mandanna spreads

A morphed video circulates widely; Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar posts about platforms' legal obligations on misinformation.

Consultation on AI robustness standard

TEC invites inputs on a voluntary standard for assessing and rating the robustness of AI in telecom networks.

TRAI links AI accreditation to standards bodies

TRAI recommends that a future AI authority coordinate with TEC on laboratory accreditation for AI products.

TRAI recommends role for TEC in AI accreditation

TRAI's recommendations on AI and big data suggest TEC could accredit laboratories testing AI products.

TEC 57050:2023 released

TEC releases the Standard for Fairness Assessment and Rating of Artificial Intelligence Systems.

Advisory CIAD-2023-0015

CERT-In issues its first advisory on the security implications of generative AI language applications.

MediaNama summary

MediaNama publishes a summary of the guidelines' principles and stage-wise guidance.

Guidelines released

ICMR publishes its ethical guidelines for AI in biomedical research and healthcare (date as reported by MediaNama).

Earlier deepfake advisory

MeitY reportedly advises LinkedIn, ShareChat and Snapchat on removing deepfake imagery.

Advisory group under the PSA

The government sets up a high-level advisory group under the Principal Scientific Adviser to examine AI issues, which creates a subcommittee on AI governance.

ISO/IEC 42001:2023 published

The international standard for AI management systems, which the NABCB scheme certifies against, is published in 2023.